Editorial: Microbes in the Energy Grid
Posted on May 23, 2008 in GLBRC Research Papers
TIEDJE, J. & DONOHUE, T. (2008) Microbes in the Energy Grid. Science, 320, 985-.
The current surge in food and fuel prices has sounded an alarm showing why providing a sustainable global energy supply and minimizing climate change are arguably two of the greatest challenges facing 21st-century society. With adequate research and proper implementation, the diverse and often unseen inhabitants of the microbial world–bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and archaea–can help address these challenges.
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